Iran on Friday declined to resume negotiations on its nuclear programme with the United States if President Donald Trump continues to implement his “maximum pressure” campaign against it. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi gives a joint press conference at the foreign ministry headquarters in Tehran. (AFP file) Trump wrote to Iran on Friday, asking Tehran’s…
With every announcement that the Trump administration makes lately, it can feel like the U.S. economy is strapped onto a never-ending rollercoaster. Take the ongoing saga of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Just this week, Trump said he was going forward with a 25% additional tariff on almost all goods imported into the U.S. from Mexico and…
Welcome to The Logoff. Today I’m focusing on Donald Trump’s effect on the economy, because we’re seeing some early indications of how the president’s policies are affecting the rest of us — and because the markets may influence his behavior going forward. What’s the latest? We got two early signs of how Trump’s economy is…
Over the past month, through a flurry of phone calls and flattery, Canada and Mexico have twice successfully fended off U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, at least earning temporary reprieves. Meanwhile, Chinese officials have taken a different tack. Like a seasoned boxer in the first round of a fight, rather than lunging in, China…
President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe’s premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when his on-again, off-again tariffs have ratcheted up tensions across the continent. “I think it’s going to make it more exciting,” Trump said of playing the…
“Move fast and break things” was an early Facebook motto that has become ingrained as a basic mindset in the tech world. Looking at the work of Elon Musk’s DOGE and Donald Trump’s quick tanking of the economy, perhaps it’s one that should be rethought. Musk, whose directive with his made-up federal agency was to…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that the central bank can remain patient in adjusting its benchmark interest rate, citing uncertainty around the potential impact of President Trump’s economic policies. Powell said the Trump administration is making policy changes in several areas, including trade, taxes, government spending, immigration and regulation, and added that the…
On a brisk, sunny Saturday, Pam Gersh approached the Tesla service and sales center on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky. The smartly dressed, retired professional looked every bit a potential Tesla buyer, but Gersh wasn’t there for a test drive. She clutched a handful of flyers bearing Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s likeness and the phrase,…
Travel editor Peter Greenberg on TSA gun seizures Travel editor Peter Greenberg on TSA gun seizures 04:25 The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it is ending the collective bargaining agreement with the union representing thousands of frontline workers with the Transportation Security Administration, a decision the TSA union called an “unprovoked attack.” In announcing…
United States President Donald Trump, on Thursday, paused tariffs on several imports from Mexico and Canada for a month. Earlier, he had imposed 25 percent tariffs on almost all imports from both countries. He first announced a halt on the tariffs for Mexico after a phone call with that country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum. Later, he…